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Half and Half

That day when mom told us that dad adopted me And you couldn’t wait to tell everybody So excited to be only half related to me But with hindsight being twenty-twenty It has since occurred to me We had the same father not mother between you and me 6/24/2021 Bite Size Poem no.9 Poetry Contest Sponsored by Line Gauthier

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Jeff Connelly

Date: 7/3/2021 11:12:00 AM

OUCH... Such a good one Maureen!!!

Christuraj Alex

Date: 7/2/2021 8:23:00 AM

Beautiful. Congratulations!

Rico Leffanta

Date: 6/25/2021 11:33:00 AM

A good mare is hard to find . . . .

Quoth Theraven

Date: 6/25/2021 7:07:00 AM

Maureen, So much to ponder in this poem. Read it over and over to uncover the mystery in your lines. I love a good mystery. -Richard

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 6/24/2021 7:01:00 PM

I can relate to some of this, my siblings are half siblings, same mother, different father, but he adopted my siblings so we all grew up with the same last name, sounds like your situation is more divided and complicated~

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/25/2021 5:28:00 AM

Hello Lovely! Similar indeed. Just my little sister and I, I think we were 7 and 10 at that time. Mum had a favourite and it wasn’t me ;), I did luck out though in the dad department, her three husbands were good men. tee hee Hugs you, xomo!